19 December 2019
Movement Of The People
Boris Johnson’s landslide election victory provides Australia with a unique opportunity to strengthen ties with our oldest and one of our closest allies. To take full advantage of this once in a generation opportunity, the Morrison government must aim for much more than a bare-bones FTA. It should use the existing Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (CER) as
20 March 2018
UK Is Right To Take A Stand Against Putin’s Aggression
Britain’s reaction to Russia’s aggression on its soil is tough and right. This is the type of response we should expect from a post-Brexit Britain, which is not bound by the lowest common denominator responses of the European Union, but defends its sovereignty, values and national interest against rising revisionist powers. Russia’s attempted murder of former double agent Sergei Skripal
8 March 2018
The Choice Between Hard Or Soft Brexit
It’s been almost a year since the United Kingdom formally notified the European Union of its intention to leave the EU. Since then, the UK and EU have been engaged in intense negotiations about the mechanics of Brexit, all with a view to the UK’s formal departure on 29 March 2019. In the meantime, British Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap general election in
9 February 2018
Why Darkest Hour, A Film About Winston Churchill, Is An International Success
US founding father John Adams was right when he said “facts are stubborn things”. Individuals in history are stubborn things too. Academic historians at modern-day universities might believe and inculcate in their students the idea that the past is the product only of the inexorable forces of class, race and gender. However, the book-reading and film-going public know better. Which is
21 June 2017
Volume 1. The Magna Carta in Australia
The Magna Carta is the founding document of individual liberty, the rule of law, and parliamentary democracy. It is the very document which planted the seeds of political freedom for all and the concept of individual rights which we enjoy in Australia today. To find out more about the Magna Carta, please visit www.ipamagnacarta.org.au
30 March 2017
British Divorce Will Be Australia’s Gain
If June 23, 2016, marked the beginning of the end of Britain’s membership of the EU, today marks the end of that beginning. Now the two-year negotiating period for Britain to leave the EU begins. Over the next two years, Britain will focus on the size of its divorce settlement with the EU, as well as on a UK-EU free
